When Jay Flores isn’t in his kitchen cooking up fun, interactive science experiments for kids or traveling internationally to deliver energizing talks about the power of science, technology engineering and math, the University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is …
Alumni
Bharat Biotech co-founder receives honorary degree
Often, diseases that emerge in the developing world are overlooked by researchers, with little effort going toward the development of new drugs to treat or prevent. Some of these diseases, SARS, H1N1, and Zika have …
Alum Rattavut Teerakapibal uses his passion and wealth of technical knowledge for formulation and process development to improve HIV therapies
Chronic diseases account for $3.8 trillion in annual health care spending in the United States. Patients’ lives are interrupted with recurring medical attention and burden. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one such chronic …
Alum Mohamed Amin empowers clinicians and patients with culturally relevant care
One of the largest annual religious observances for the world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims is Ramadan, which lasts for an entire month and means that participants refrain from eating or drinking between sunrise and sunset …
Six Badgers recognized in list of Wisconsin’s most influential Latino leaders for 2021
Six UW–Madison alumni were recognized by Madison365 last week as being among the “Most Influential Latino Leaders” list for 2021. A nonprofit online news publication, Madison365 has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from …
International Division Proud to Welcome Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams for International Education Week
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Division was proud to host former Peace Corps director Aaron Williams (MBA ’73) to deliver a keynote discussion Monday on his new book, “A Life Unimagined” to kick off International …
Message from the dean: Alumni champions open doors for international engagement
This year Homecoming had a different feeling from our most recent years. It was the first time in two years that we had the opportunity to connect in person with the alumni who have been …
UW Alum Aaron Williams to deliver keynote speech at International Education Week
Growing up in the 1950s in a segregated neighborhood on Chicago’s southside, UW alumnus Aaron Williams, MBA ’73 was influenced early on to consider possibilities beyond his working-class neighborhood and even the borders of the …
From the Terrace to Tropical Conservation: How a terrace chair inspired community conservation efforts
For Nelson Institute alumna Carolina Toapanta, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was not only a place of education, but inspiration. In fact, a trip to the giant, iconic terrace chair at the Memorial Union became the …
Persistence for the common good: UW alumna Penny Lukito leads Indonesia FDA
“You have to be brave enough to be different and be persistent for the common good.” This philosophy has been a guiding star for UW alumna Dr. Penny Lukito, who leads Indonesia’s FDA. Lukito was …